Where does “impeccable” come from?

Impeccable comes from Middle French impeccable, from Latin impeccabilis, composed of the Latin prefix im- (from in-, meaning "not") and a root derived from Proto-Indo-European ne, meaning "not."

impeccable (English): Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors;...

Definitions

  1. Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors;...

Ancestry of “impeccable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchimpeccable—
2Latinimpeccābilis—
3Latinpeccāre—

Words derived from “impeccable”

Every word from Latin peccāre →Every word from Latin impeccābilis →Every word from Middle French impeccable →